WASHINGTON — Perdue Foods LLC issued a recall on almost 32,000 pounds of ready-to-eat poultry products Friday over possible foreign matter contamination in the products, specifically pieces of bone material, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

  • Fully cooked products were all produced on May 21
  • Products shipped nationwide
  • Click HERE for sample images of packaging and UPC codes of recalled products

The products were all produced on the same day, May 21, according to a FSIS news release.

The recall includes:

  • 11.2 oz. plastic trays containing “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS BREADED CHICKEN BREAST TENDERS – GLUTEN FREE” with a “USE BY MAY 20 2019” and UPC bar code of 072745-001437 on the label.
  • 12 oz. plastic trays containing “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS BREADED CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS – WHOLE GRAIN” with a “USE BY MAY 20 2019” and UPC bar code of 072745-001642 on the label.
  • 12 oz. plastic trays containing “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS BREADED CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS – WHOLE GRAIN” with a “USE BY MAY 20 2019” and UPC bar code of 072745-002656 on the label.
  • 10-lb. bulk boxes of “Chef Quik Breaded Chicken Tenders Boneless Tender Shaped Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat” with Case Code 22143 on the label.
  • 10-lb. bulk boxes of “Chef Quik Chicken Breast Strips Strip Shaped Breaded Chicken Breast Patties with Rib Meat” with Case Code 77265 on the label.

FSIS and the company learned of the problem after receiving customer complaints.

There have been no reports of adverse reactions due to consuming the products. 

Consumers who purchased these products are urged not to consume them, however. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase, according to FSIS.

Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday.

The online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/reportproblem.